. >> jon: on fox news watch. >> our journey is not complete. >> jon: president obama's big celebration on monday, his second inauguration drawing supporters, celebrities and the fawning media. >> i can't believe i have this vantage point. >> mr. president, mr. president! >> did the cheerleader overdraw the proceedings. >> and a scathing report on benghazi attacks, not true. >> had i been president at the time i would have relieved you of your post. >> jon: hillary clinton finally answering questions about the benghazi attacks, putting on quite a performance for lawmakers and the press. real emotion or just an act? the woman who ignited the petraeus scandal with the press, media debate or too late. and manti te'o gives katie couric the straight scoop on the hoax. >> and prince harry hammered by the media by giving the facts. >> take a life to save a life. >> and on the panelist, daily beast, kirsten powers, and jim pinkerton, american editor conservative magazine and investigative reporter and fox news contributor, vicky ward. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. now. >> i bar

after hurricane sandy 1,453 people are still displaced from their home. >> president obama's second inauguration offering some indiana tensionnally hi -- uninl hilarious pictures. there is bill clinton popping his head out he's giving what appears to be a look of approval. >> she does have a beautiful voice. >> after every inauguration comes a celebration. this year was no exception. president obama and the first lady taking center stage. you can see it right there. dancing as jennifer hudson sang let's stay together. >> a man and a woman bravely serving our nation. president obama saying thanks to those heros. >> thank you for volunteering. thank you for stepping up. thank you for keeping us strong. thank you for always makingous proud. i have no greater honor than being your commander-in-chief. >> doug mcelway is live with more on the inauguration. you have had a heck of a 24-hours, doug, working hard. >> i think a lot of us have. it was combed standing out there all day. he paid homage to thomas jefferson's i mmortal words we hold these truths self evident that we are all created

american interests. as a candidate that can take us in it not president obama thing seemed to really understand appeared to type about it creatively during the campaign. he pledged about two notches withdraw american troops from iraq, the change would be called the american mindset that gotten us into the strategic to go invading iraq in place. he pledged to really change america's middle east policy. instead, the obama administration has pursued the same so supposes that is predecessors, the same that inflicts damage to america's strategic position. it covers out, the obama administration today is not just presiding over his called middle east peace process. the very demise of the nice features solution to the israeli-palestinian conflict. of the obama administration intervention in libya was able to overthrow moammar gadhafi, if not incubating in libya at a significant threat to american security interests. as we detail in our book, "going to tehran," the obama administration has gone beyond and threatening the islamic republic to do something which argued even more dangerous, to d

. lou: the obama economy in tonight's "chalk talk" we take a look at the obama economic failure. anti-gun advocate started as seven democrat, and day distort his campaign ad. he supports the second amendment steven haze of the weekly standard, a former bush special assistant to next. ♪ ♪ lou: vice-president biden called his meeting with the national rifle association last week productive, but they have -- they don't see it that way. representative jeff baker says he was only given five minutes to present the nra concerns. baker says that when he mentioned the need to fully enforce existing gun laws the vice-president said tis, we simply don't have the time or manpower to prosecute everybody lies on the form, checks the wrong box or answers a question and accurately. virginia state lawmaker choosing what was probably one of the most asinine ways he could have to make a point about gun-control. delegate john morrissey saying the viejo gun laws are too lax. he pulled out an ak-47 on the floor of the state house yesterday. watch him. >> i brought an ak-47 with me. here it is. po

former civil rights leader left town to attend president obama's inauguration and then they immediately held the vote for this election election rigging doesn't compare to what republicans in pennsylvania are doing trying to change how their stake outs electoral votes which would give future republican presidential candidates a huge advantage republicans are considering similar changes in the wisconsin ohio and michigan and if they're successful they could make it virtually impossible for any democrat to win the white house in two thousand and sixteen and beyond throw these efforts in with the continual efforts to restrict early voting in minority areas make it harder to. register voters the new voter suppression idea laws that disproportionately affect minority voters what you have is a well thought out strategy on the right to destroy american democracy with a small d democracy and bring about one party republican rule in this country we all ignore what's going on right now at the peril of our own democracy joining me now for more on what we have to do about this is hilary

merits being taken into account in judging between an income, barack obama, and his challenger, mitt romney. that is the chinks of the second term on too many presidents. 27 of 19 presidents -- only seven of 19 presidents elected to a second term avoid having a troubled or failed second term. that would give the country about a 30% chance of obama and the nation experiencing an improved security of economic climate. after four years if obama is reelected. i do not suggest that the gamble should not be taken. simply, that history into playing with politics might give us pause. so what does history predicted about a second term for barack obama lacks were he reelected with so few presidents having success at that time in office. what are the challenges that face those who have trouble or failed second terms, and what about others to succeed? and ken barack obama overcome these challenges if he is reelected to become a member of that select group of presidents that waded through the quagmires of second terms come and somehow came through relatively unscathed? success in a second term do

obama and his challenger, and that rummy. that is the of the second term on so many presidents. only seven of 19 presidents elected to a second term avoided having a troubled or failed second term. i would give the country about a 30% chance of obama and the nation next. cnn improved security and economic climate. after four years if obama is reelected. i do not suggest the campbell should not be taken, simply that history playing with politics might give us pause. so what does history project about a second term for barack obama? where he reelect it was so few president having success at that time in office. what are the challenges that face those who had trouble or failed second term and what allowed others to succeed and can barack obama overcome these challenges if he's reelected to become a member of the select group of presidents that waited through the quagmire of the second term and somehow came through relatively unscathed. success in the second term does not imply there were not failures are significant stumbles. some even severe during my tenure. that do not impact how to

parades and then the inauguration ball. we'll be right here live on cnn as president barack obama is inaugurated for the second time. i can't wait. that's all for us tonight. now anderson cooper. >>> good evening. a big night as washington gets ready an even bigger day tomorrow. as many as 800,000 people expected. tomorrow morning president obama will make the journey from the white house to this end of pennsylvania avenue up here to capitol hill. at noon on the capitol's west front he will raise a hand on pair of historic bibles and usher in his second term. he'll address the crowd and the nation and the world. he's be honored with receptions and welcomed into the history books. for the first time in a long time, the first time since ronald reagan's second ina inauguration lit be a formality. law requires it tot be sworn in on the 20th. today, they were. >> please raise your right hand, and repeat after me. i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of

he's the man that president obama has tapped to be his new chief of staff but what do we really know about dennis mcdonough we'll take a look at his time as to the iraq war and how he helped push the u.s. into the conflict that story just ahead. and the u.s. constitution calls for free for a freedom of the press but maybe the f.b.i. hasn't read the document after reports on their efforts to stop leaks the agency is accused of a data mining the personal and professional communications of suspected leakers who may have talked to the media so is the f.b.i. is now going to go after reporters to find out who is leaking this classified information will question more. and will this finally be the year that republicans and democrats agree on immigration reform the senate released a plan today and president obama is expected to outline his reforms tomorrow so what's with this newfound effort to pass reform and will it be enough to help the eleven million suspected illegal immigrants in the u.s. . it's monday january twenty eighth five pm in washington d.c. make a lopez and you're watchin

. the president looks seriously he is not. he ignores what he said seven years ago. senator obama said this it took 42 president's 224 years to run up $1 trillion of foreign debt to but this administration did that in five years. he was right. but no obama's administration ran up another $6 trillion. how was that possible? barack obama at believed this. >> barack obama has a debt problem into increase the debt limit. >> but president demands congress raise the debt limit without condition. i want the old obama back. then to one scares the heck out of me. by a fear he will bankrupt the country. we will be back next week. [applause] nearly a dozen of those weapons on display at the news conference, including the so-called assault weapon used by the newtown, connecticut, shooter, atlanta. the senators placed the blame not on that young man with serious mental illness was left untreated, but rather on gun laws. >> weaken gun laws allow these mass killings to be carried out again and again. weapons designed originally for the military to kill large numbers of people are replicated for civil

god. >> it's official. and now they'll do it again for the people this time. president obama's second inauguration is just hours away. >> the crowd is growing and so is the excitement. some 800,000 people expected to assemble here on the national mall. we are right in the middle of it. >> and with the massive crowds come super tight security. a look at the incredible steps being taken to protect the president. >>> also, grammy award winner john legend talks about america's war on drugs, and whether it's done more harm than good. also this hour, representative debbie wasserman schultz will join us at 6:00 a.m., along with jim clyburn, cory booker and senator john barraso and berniece king. at 8:00 a.m. eastern time, freshman representative. joakim castro. and nick cannon will join us. you are watching a personal spe edition of "early start." i'm soledad o'brien in washington, d.c. forb the inauguration of president barack obama. in our location, zoraida, not very far from where i am, but john and i are right on the capitol building. quite remarkable. really i think fair to say the best

of whole foods thought obama-care was socialism. now he thinks it's fascism. now the produce in his store the man likes to keep his ignorance fresh. thom hartmann joins us on this. and today is the birthday of l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa, and late e street bande boardist dan dan and the guy who played macgyver and today is the 276th birthday of john hancock whose last words were, hey i didn't sign on for this. this is "viewpoint." >> good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you some forgoing us tonight. the 216th presidential campaign kicked off today. just after president obama took a public oath of office to start his second term in the white house. today secretary of state hillary clinton testified for the second time before stepping down for well-deserved rest. the topic, of course, it was the the 2011 2011 benghazi attack in libya that killed four americans including ambassador stevens. they were waiting for hillary clinton so they could forward the love of chris christie that they hate. today secretary clinton was wrapping up her current job with this forth right testimony.

, and the inauguration ball. that will be all right here on cnn as president barack obama is inaugurated for a second time. i can't wait. now anderson cooper. >>> a big night tonight as washington gets ready for an even bigger day tomorrow, as many as 800,000 people expected. tomorrow morning, president obama will make the journey from the white house to this end of pennsylvania avenue. up here to capitol hill. then at noon he'll rest one hand on a pair of historic bibles and be sworn in. he'll address the world and be welcomed into the history books. for the first time in a long time, the first time since the ronald reagan second inaugurati inauguration, it will all be a formality. law requires presidents and vice presidents be sworn in on the 20th. today the 20th, they were in two quiet ceremonies. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to be best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states so help me god. >>

the commander in chief ball tonight. president and mrs. obama dancing first together and then with a member of the air force and a member of the marines, with a chest full of medals. to al green, as sung by jennifer hudson. i'm duty-bound to inform you that the first lady's gown is by jason wu, and her shoes are by jimmy choo. i know i sound ridiculous saying that, but you know you wanted to hear it. this ball is specifically for members of the united states military and their families. it is a tradition that was started under president george w. bush. they have expand it this year to be larger than it has ever been. it's essentially doubled in size. there are two official inaugural balls, two only in washington tonight. one of them is the commander in chief ball. and the other of them is the other official inaugural ball. thanks for being with us on what is kind of a big day in washington. you know the basics of what happened today. church service at st. john's house near the white house. the president goes from the white house then to the capitol, then he is sworn in at the capit

start." i'm soledad o'brien in washington, d.c. forb the inauguration of president barack obama. in our location, zoraida, not very far from where i am, but john and i are right on the capitol building. quite remarkable. really i think fair to say the best seat in the house in a few hours for people watching, of course, right, john, the president getting sworn in? >> i can look down and see you, right down there. right down there below me. hey, how are you? what's going on down there? >> zoraida. >> i'm going to turn around -- yeah. i can't get -- i can't get a view. i have to tell you, you guys, your shots are remarkable and amazing, that bird's eye view you have, berman, is beautiful. we are looking forward to that, having that view. >> when things get under way, and more people coming out to the mall. but at some point, something like 800,000 people between where we are on the capitol building and zoraida on the other end of the mall. a busy and pretty amazing day. in a few hours, in fact, president obama will do it again, publicly taking the oath of office. he begins his second

escalating north african crisis. barack obama kicks off his second term in office with promises to back democracy across the globe sparked concerns america's intervention policies are not likely to change during his coming years in office. that israel goes to the polls in parliamentary elections but a lack of viable competition and widespread feeling netanyahu is set for reelection has left mary voters disenchanted with the system. it is not i am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshing. okada linked militants who claim to be behind the deadly hostage taking in algeria are promising more attacks on westerners in response to french intervention in mali at least thirty seven foreign nationals including french british and american were killed during the terrorist siege of the gas plant that was stormed by a jury and forces at the weekend appear in official say the militants used weapons gathered in another african state of libya large stockpiles of arms were smuggled from bear in the chaos that followed western backed toppling over could avi regimes and is arguably

expansion of settlements into palestinian territory. plus brock obama kicks off his second term in office with promises to back them on for see across the globe sparking concerns america's intervention policies are not likely to change during the next four years. it's three pm here in moscow this is r.t. live with me and he said now way our top story this hour kind of linked militants who claim to be behind the deadly hostage taking in algeria are promising more attacks on westerners in response to french intervention in mali at least thirty seven foreign nationalist including french british and american were killed during the terrorist siege of a gas plant that was stormed by algerian forces over the weekend many of the militants reportedly came from another african state libya using arms provided to rebels there by foreign sponsors during the revolution two years ago libya has been in disarray since the western backed toppling of the gadhafi regime resulting in a security vacuum and as archie's polly boy explains the recent surge of violence in africa is seen as a result of western stat

: good evening, everybody. what will obviously be a perpetual campaign by president obama in his second term goes on tonight it started with a perpetual attack on our second amendment rights. senator dianne feinstein kicking off this morning, rolling out new legislation and they would ban nearly 160 assault rifles and semi automatic weapons and magazines holding more than 10 rounds. nearly a dozen of those weapons on display at the news conference, including the so-called assault weapon used by the newtown, connecticut, shooter, atlanta. the senators placed the blame not on that young man with serious mental illness was left untreated, but rather on gun laws. >> weaken gun laws allow these mass killings to be carried out again and again. weapons designed originally for the military to kill large numbers of people are replicated for civil unions. lou: after four days of non-relativity from the president dispatched his vice president for a not so successful joe biden fireside chat made famous by fdr. not so successful because vice president biden undercut it with his own call for shotguns

amateur psychiatrist or even a professional one can hide a lot 's so, it is obama pos to recreate the trees the europeans made in the 1940's after the second world war. the problem for us and for the west is, if we decline and devote our resources internally, who will protect the free world? who will keep open the sea lanes? and he will prevent either the rise of another hegemon, like china, for the chaos that will ensue if there is no hegemon, no leader, no dominant power in the world? that is a very long answer to a short question. [laughter] on television, i would have been stopped after the first. so i will abuse the there is no clock here. [laughter] >> use it is a subconscious chores. are you hopeful or agnostic on the question, when it is presented to the public or when the public realizes consciously the consequences of going down this path that they will want to shift direction? >> i think you get a fairly close analogy to where we are now with the late 1970's, at which time i was on the the wrong side of the fence. i appreciate you leaving that part out of my checkered p

. though, i have to say, was it a well-kept secret that nobody knew until until this past monday that obama was a liberal? everyone is saying, oh. he is liberal. people knew before he ran for president that he was the most left-wing member of the united take senate and so forth. he ask you about that. this is an endless curiosity for people. why does nobody listen when we say these things? >> writes, i know. people want to believe there is an optimism. you want to believe that the candidate is not really going to turn out to be as bad as he seems. you hope maybe he is just laying to his base and that he will moderate. for obama, that did not turn out to be true. here is the news i think is optimistic -- i bow to no one and how depressed i have been since december 6. i think that inaugural was -- it might very well be the fulfillment of that old irish prayer. although art, let my enemies go too far. because by sketching out a really ambitious left-wing agenda, in addition to the way he campaigned in 2012, in one of the debates he was competing with romney to say that he was a very pro-fossil

african crisis. barack obama kicks off his second term in office with promises to back the mocker see across the globe sparking concerns america's intervention policies are not likely to change during his coming years in office and. his role goes to the polls in parliamentary elections but a lack of viable competition and a widespread feeling known yahoo is set for reelection as left to marry voters disenchanted with the system. this is r t live from moscow with. al qaeda linked militants acclaim to be behind the deadly hostage taking in algeria are promising more attacks on westerners in response to french intervention in mali at least thirty seven foreign nationals including french british and americans were killed during the terrorist siege of the gas plant that was stormed by a jury in forces at the weekend many of the militants reportedly came from another african state libya using chorus provided to rebels there by foreign sponsors during the revolution two years ago libya has been in this race since the western backed toppling of the gadhafi regime resulting in a security vacuu

mr. obama is likely to do in his second term. and our power player of the week. a student of the ways president's exercise power. all right now on funds. all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. american women in the military have served on the frontlines for years. and 152 have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. but when defense secretary panetta lifted the ban on women in combat his decision this week drew strong praise and sharp criticism. we have is brought together could distinguished veterans to discuss the issue. colonel martha mcsally was the nation's first demail combat pie -- are te female cot and joins us from tucson. lieutenant general jerry boykin was the former head of the u.s. special forces command. welcome to "fox news sunday." i have been looking forward to this discussion. >> thank you very much, chris. >> so have i. thanks for having us on. >> chris: here is how defense secretary panetta explained his decision this week. take a look. >> not everyone is going to be able to be a combat soldier. but everyone is entitled to a c

. rock obama kicks off his second term in office with promises to back democracy across the globe sparking concerns of america's intervention policies are not likely to change during his coming years in office. and israel goes to the polls in parliamentary elections but a lack of viable competition is a widespread feeling out of the out of the set for your watch and has left many voters disenchanted with the system. this is our take on him to lie for moscow with me marina joshie. al qaeda linked militants who claim to be behind a deadly hostage taking algeria are promising more attacks on westerners in response to french intervention in mali at least thirty seven foreign nationals including french british and americans were killed during the terrorist siege of the gas plant that was stormed by gerry and forces at the weekend of carrion officials say the militants used weapons gathered in another african state libya large stockpiles of arms were smuggled from there in the chaos that followed the western backed toppling of the qaddafi regime and authorities probably boyko now explai

the escalating north african crisis. rock obama kicks off his second term in office with promises to back them obviously across the globe sparking concerns america's intervention policies are not likely to change during his coming years in office. israel goes to the polls in parliamentary elections but a lack of viable competition and a widespread feeling netanyahu is set for reelection has left many voters this enchanted with a system. well i am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshing al qaeda linked militants who claimed to be behind the deadly hostage taking in algeria are promising more attacks on westerners in response to french intervention in mali at least thirty seven foreign nationals including french british and americans were killed during the terrorist siege of the gas plant that was stormed by forces at the weekend algerian officials say the militants used weapons gathered in another african state libya large stockpiles of arms were smuggled from there in the chaos that followed the western backed toppling of the khadafi regime as our boy explai

people are going to buy it. >> happening within the hour, president obama will arrive in vegas where just a few minutes ago, the white house confirmed the white house will embrace the senate plan unveiled yesterday this time and despite the headline in "washington post," quote, obama to announce his immigration reform plan said to be more liberal than the senate effort. our first read team calls that reporting outdated, writing, that it had the bipartisan senators not acted yesterday, you likely would have seen obama offer his own plan. but the senators did act and their plan is the plan. the last thing the white house wants to do is blow up this fragile coalition. congressman mario diaz balart out of florida. thank you for your time. >> great pleasure being here. >> absolutely. first let me get your thoughts on the likelihood of this deal being reached. we now know from the white house, the president will give the remarks within the hour he basically is in line with the principles that were proposed by the bipartisan group and if there's dissession or divide, what is it? >> well, re

. stay with us. lou: the obama economy in tonight's "chalk talk" we take a look at the obama economic failure. anti-gun advocate started as seven democrat, and day distort his campaign ad. he supports the second amendment steven haze of the weekly standard, a former bush special assistant to next. ♪ [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a business you'd like to start. or questions about protecting your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like to find the right attorney to help guide you along, answer any questions and offer advice. with an "a" rating from the better business bureau legalzoom helps you get personalized and affordable legal protection. in most states, a legal plan attorney is available with every personalized document to answer any questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now you're protected. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or tur

twaipt, now-president obama then seemed to really understand this. he talked about it courageously during the campaign. he pledged to not just withdraw american troops from iraq, but to change what he called the american mindset that had gotten us into the strategic mistake of invading iraq in the first place. he pledged to really change america's middle east policies. but instead the obama administration has pursued the same sorts of policies as its predecessors, the same policies that did such damage to america's strategic position. as a result, for example, the obama administration today is not just presiding over a stalled middle east peace process, it is presiding over the very demise of a two of state solution to the israeli/palestinian conflict. and while the obama administration's military intervention in libya was able to overthrow moammar gadhafi, it is now incubating in libya a senate threat to american security -- a significant threat to american security interests. and as we detail in our book, "going to tehran," the obama administration has gone beyond the bush admini

. >> and finally, sir, according to a new book, president obama call called the widow of one of the people who died in benghazi, sean smith, the day after the attack and said, promise to avenge the deaths of americans. do you believe him? >> well, i'll take him as his word. but you know, that was another curious question i would like to ask secretary clinton is why when those bodies were coming home, she went up to tyrone woods' father and said we were going to bring this guy who created this video to justice. what happens what was that about? they're just trying to continue to perpetuate this false narrative. this wasn't caused by the fact that al-qaeda was on the rise. they're misleading the american public. >> thank you. >>> still to come, we're facing some of the coldest temperatures in this country. some scientists say it's due to global warming. plus, apple's shares plunging today and manti te'o admits he lied, so is he telling the truth now? try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cab

president obama won in the last two election cycles and our first read team writes, the republicans pushing the idea are all but acknowledging that their problems heading in to 2016 so significant they have to change the rules in order to win. in other words, they are throwing in the towel and trying to rig the system. let's talk more about this and bring in our political panel politico's anna palmer, strategist chris kofinis and msnbc contributor michael smerkonish. there's a lot to dive in this afternoon, big news this afternoon that priebus will stay as the head of rnc as they soul search what they want to be as a party moving forward, how to expand the tent doors there. take a listen to how haley barbour responded to the comments of governor jindal of the republicans being the party of stupid. >> point he made is xlakt exactly right. when you consider what two candidates, indiana and iowa, the comments they made were stupid comments, offensive comments and today's world when a candidate in one state says something, the negative effect of that can spill over to lots of other cand

final column on the right that you see there that shows that the hype and promise of the obama administration may have overshadowed its reality in many regions of the world so as far as today's hearings will they result in any meaningful changes or was it just an opportunity for grandstanding on capitol hill well we don't quite know the answer to that but as always we're going to keep you posted. u.s. trade representative ron kirk has announced he'll be stepping down during his time in office he oversaw one of the most significant trade negotiations in recent history the trans-pacific partnership or t.p. pay which is still going on around her his office has made an issue that despite his departure t.p. negotiations will continue we want to talk more today about what they may entail but first a closer look at the trans-pacific partnership itself there are currently nine countries involved in negotiations at this time united states australia brunei dar es salaam chile malaysia new zealand peru singapore and vietnam mexico and canada were also invited to participate there are a nu

show it's dwhra georgia laura. -- [laughter] obama jocks about having a funny name. it was actually a pretty good name to rhyme. unfortunely i used up the rhymes with bin laden, slap your momma. i get worried when they start talking about presidential candidates. i did similar book to this in 2008 called deciding the next decider. along -- we shouldn't be afraid of the word open epic. a poem interrupted by other poems. it's the same sort of book it has prose in it. we call it a for prose. gingrich aware that her husband cheated on and loved two seriously ill lies desperately tries to make light of a bad cough. [laughter] newt things it sounds like ben-gay fever. last time we had good candidates not only for rhyme but just in general. john edwards, i wrote a poem called "yes i know he's a mill worker's son but there's hollywood in that hair." or sarah palin, of course, for whom i wrote her version of the barbara stray sand classic "on a clear day i see --." [laughter] and this time when they -- and in 2008 when they started talking about candidates, it seems impossible to believe now.

so. far officials say they have rounded up about 2,000 crocodiles. president obama just lost a round in a showdown that could go all the way to the supreme court. federal judges say the president violated the constitution when he did an end run around the senate. but, the white house claims it has history on its side. we'll break it down. plus, scientists say a new invention could save your life during a terror attack. a bomb-proof train. of course, it will only save your life if you are riding on it. and what are the chances of that? we'll explain when we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news as fox reports live this snowy friday night. there is no mass-produced human. every human being is unique. and there is one store that recognizes it. the sleep number store. the only place in the world you'll find the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. an exclusive collection of innovations that totally individualizes your sleep. pillows that adjust for cradling comfort. temperature-balancing bedding. dual warmth comforters. all designed around the sleep numb

, here to witness president obama's second public inauguration. our festivities begin at this hour. we're expecting to see the president in roughly 30 minutes or so as he makes his way to mass. john? >> i'm john king. inaugural speeches have been used to set the tone, unite a nation, and to set an example for the rest of the world. we're going to look this morning at the historical significance of today and why the next four years may be tougher than the first four. >> so big names and prime seats. we will go inside the vip section for today's inauguration. we'll tell you who will show up and who won't. >> among our guests this hour, we're talking to iowa representative steve king, maine senator angus king, texas representative joaquin castro, and from "america's got talent," nick cannon. our special edition of "starting point" live from the nation's capital begins right now. good morning, everybody. welcome. this is what it looks like in washington, d.c., today. a beautiful day, not quite as warm as yesterday. it's something like 36 degrees. 28 if you factor in the windchill facto